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Why Is Kareem Amer Still in an Egyptian Detention Center?
It’s hard not to speculate that certain Egyptian security officials decided to use Amer to send a message that nobody in the US, in the West or even in Egypt…
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Sign of an Egyptian Election: Mass Arrests
"If the forthcoming elections are to be fair and credible, the Egyptian government must ensure that they are conducted on a ‘level playing field'"
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Kidnapped in Italy, Tortured in Egypt
By Steve Hendricks In 2003 the police of Milan were closing in on a network of Islamic terrorists that recruited suicide bombers—until the radical imam at the heart of their…
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Egyptians Act to Stop Torture, Find Justice for Khaled Said
Throughout Egypt, particularly in Alexandra and Cairo, large demonstrations have pressed authorities to pursue the killing of Khaled Said.
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Protests and Police Intimidation at Khaled Said Killing Trial
Amnesty's Sally Sami tries to observe the trial of two policemen accused of beating Egyptian Khaled Said to death but instead is met by heavily armed police and protesters at…
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Accountability for Torture After 'Mohamed v Jeppesen' Setback
A September 8th federal court decision blocked a lawsuit from people who suffered torture through U.S. extraordinary renditions. It is up to us to challenge the acts that have been…
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Egypt: Striking a Blow Against Impunity?
The death of Khaled Said has moved the Egyptian public in a way that few other cases have.
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Musaad Abu Fagr Freed! Egyptian Bloggers Strike Back
The Egyptian government came late to discovering the power of the Internet and social networking, but for the last four years, they’ve made it the center of its efforts to…
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Egypt: Stand Up for Khalid Said!
Since the brutal police beating of businessman Khalid Said on June 6, 2010, protesters have taken to the streets all over Egypt to draw attention to the curbs on civil…
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Egypt: Sweeping Reform Needed to Protect Workers' Rights
Egypt workers were on the move this weekend, with significant ramifications we hope for the future of human rights in that country. Just weeks after a court order forced the…